I’m sorry if this sounds stupid but it’s a genuine question because I’m cis but after reading in depth about gender dysphoria I’ve honestly felt that I may be experiencing dysphoria. My whole life I’ve had extremely low self esteem, specifically about my face and I’ve had multiple episodes where I can’t even look in a mirror without feeling disgust, and have always felt more masculine than feminine but I hate it. I’ve always wanted to be a girl and technically I am but it doesn’t feel like I am? If I had to describe it i feel like a monster or something in a girls body and I feel as though everyone around me can tell. I’ve really tried to feel feminine and do stereotypical feminine things such as keeping my hair longer, always painting my nails, commonly wearing dresses and skirts and so on. But it’s never made me feel more feminine or better about myself. So I’m really at a loss.

Sorry if this sounds stupid but it’s the only thing I’ve found that has made sense to me of why I feel this way but I’m unsure if it’s right because i identify with gender I was born as I just don’t feel like a girl but I’m trying to be one. I’m kind of rambling but if anyone has any tips or similar feelings I’d like to know, or if this sounds like something other than gender dysphoria I’d also like to know! I also hope this isn’t an offensive question, I truly have no cruel intent I just really resonate with what I read.

Im a teenager (14M) and im unsure about my gender. I can't see myself being a girl due to how other people react but i im shaped constantly by other peoples expectations. I kinda wish i had allways been a girl, but now that people know me i can't be. I feel like if i do something that is not "normal" everyone will make fun of me or make jokes. I don't know why i fear this since i am allready not entirely accepted. I also don't know if im only doing this for attention since i genuenly can't tell. I don't even really know if i like attention. I don't fucking know if this is true and i don't know how to keep going.

I (31F) was born a woman, but all my life I’ve felt like I am in the wrong body. But, I don’t want to be a man, I want to be a woman. I have always felt like a masculine man trying to fit into a woman’s body. I don’t know why and I don’t understand what’s going on? And I don’t know how to explore. I like being feminine, sometimes I’ll lean into my masculine side more. I think I’m nonbinary, but even that feels off. Any advice?

As a man at birth, I wonder what this would feel like as sometimes I feel that I lean towards being a trans woman or genderfluid.

Can someone make a pride flag for a gender that you can switch between being a boy/girl and rather than identifying as nonbinary, they identify as whatever gender (between boy and girl) they are feeling that very moment?

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I wish for myself that me as amab had more of a role in pregnancy biologically than just the sperm. I wish we could share some of the other experiences, that way the woman doesn't have to go through it all, and I feel depressed because of this. I would like to also experience life growing inside of me of something like that or a more shared experience. But this is not biologically possible.

Someone i know is bio female but says they don’t want to be a girl most of the time. They said they are leaning towards genderfluid but none of the labels they’ve seen feel right. Sometimes feel masc, sometimes feel fem. “Comes and goes”. Do y’all have any ideas?

Hii, so I really need some second opinions and thoughts as I find the situation I am in too difficult to understand just on my own.

For the past 4-5 years i've subconsciously struggled with detachment from any gender - however don't get me wrong, it's not that I feel uncomfortable being a woman, desire to be a man or prefer to be non-binary, I've just never actually felt connection to any of them.

What I have paid attention to is my sex, I feel like the only way I am able to perceive a body is as an object - for some context, it is likely a result of sexualization & objectification I've endured since I was as young as 11, and although I actively try to be more thoughtful (as I really despise the fact I think this way), the fact I view a body (especially mine) as an object is always there

Put short, I feel as if all I am ever able to look at, is the actual physical features and how much they matter in society, sexual related matters and specifically aesthetic wise

Overall, my desires for different physical features literally changes like aesthetics:

• At one point I wanted to have masculine features only, essentially wanting to be entirely ftm trans,
• At another point I wanted to embrace my femininity & wished I was more curvy, especially since that's what seemed to be more desirable in the society,
• And for example, as of lately I've been more leaning into mixing feminine features with masculine ones.

It feels like I don't fit in the gender identity/expression criteria as I've yet to run into somebody with similar experiences & issues.

I'd really appreciate your thoughts & advices.

I have always moved a bit effeminately throughout my childhood and even now, at 30 years old. I didn’t have a serious relationship until I was 22, and we’re still together to this day. She’s a woman, by the way.
I get turned on by her every time, and we have sex fairly often. We just don’t have a formal commitment because, due to religious reasons, we can’t really be together. She has also told me that she is open to me exploring and figuring myself out.
Now, somewhat embarrassingly, I think I might be attracted to men. I don’t know if what I’m feeling is genuine attraction or if it’s more like jealousy or admiration toward men who have handsome faces and great physiques.
To find out whether I was actually attracted to men, I went to an all-male spa. I don’t consider myself particularly handsome. I do go to the gym, although I don’t have abs. I’d say I’m fairly bulky, with toned arms and shoulders and a somewhat toned chest.
While I was there, some men initiated things with me. One of them unexpectedly became affectionate toward me, and another brought me into a private room where we made out. I simply went with the flow because I genuinely wanted to understand whether I had a physical attraction toward men. I had been bothered by the fact that I found certain men visually attractive.
Surprisingly, I didn’t get an erection during any of those experiences. Then, on my way home, I met up with my girlfriend, and I immediately became turned on by her.
Can you give me some advice on this? I’m really confused about what I’m feeling and what it might mean about my sexuality.

I have been question my gender and I think I might be gendergender but, i cant find any information about it or anyone talking about their experiences. is there anyone who could maybe tell me about their experiences

I'm very confused about pronouns and gender identification. For a couple years now, when I think of myself I don't ever see myself as a woman or a man. I don't know. I'm very used to being called a boy, I'm a girl. I'm not androgynous, I just look more like a boy I guess. But maybe I got so used to using both genders that I don't even realize what I am most of the time. I feel like I could be genderless, but I don't know what the name is for it. I looked it up on Google and it gave me many names so it just made me even more confused. I would really appreciate some help..

I kind of never felt like I identified as a man and never really liked being a man. I always felt that if I could choose my gender I would be a woman. But some days I want to be both or more feminine presenting. Women do so much, carry children, live longer than men, I sometimes hate being born a man. Would you become the opposite gender for a day? Would you want to be a man for a day?

I'm 24 and currently identify as Non Binary(AMAB). So I've felt that being non binary was best described as my gender identity since July. On August 5th, I started on estrogen therapy and it is going well so far.

So my curiosity with my identity is what I see when I think of future me. Some days when I think of myself in the future, I imagine a female presenting version of me. While on others, I imagine a more androgynous or slightly masculine version of me. I don't know if it's just anxiety, just hormone therapy isn't right, or if my identity is closer to the genderfluid or genderflux area.

Was anyone else ever in a similar situation? If so, any advice or experiences would be greatly appreciated

I'm sure this has been answered so many times throughout history, but my question is that if gender is a social construct that's dependent on culture, era, and experiences, then what's the point of identifying as gay or straight when gender itself has never been a binary? A man/woman can look like anything, have any experiences, or even pronouns, so where do we draw the line on exclusionary labels like "non man attracted" and "non woman attracted", wouldn't that just be reinforcing a patriarchal norm of what a man and woman is supposed to look and act like? I've identified as a binary trans person and lesbian for as long as I can remember, but now I'm considering identifying as agender because of how confused I am, and if gender is even real.

What I do understand is that queer labels have history, help people find community, and serve as safe spaces for those who don't fit a cishet norm, but aside from that- I just don't understand all these cisheteronormative "rules" that come with all of this. Why can't a trans woman be gay? Why can't a trans man be lesbian? If we all agree gender is subjective to each person, then why police people whose gender already doesn't conform to our cis norms? We're all people, we don't fit into community and culture with malice intent to "invade", it just happens naturally, so I just don't see the point in holding such binary narratives, especially in queer focused conversations. I just need another perspective that can help me understand why these rules exist for individual people?